Recaptured Collection

the General Locomotive
The General featured in a dramatic Civil War incident; captured 1862 by the Andrews Raiders, it was recaptured after a 90-mile chase. Now at Chattanooga Depot, Tennessee

The Hill Fortress of Gwalior, recaptured 19 June 1858
The Hill Fortress of Gwalior, recaptured on 19 June 1858 Date: 1858

Bulgarian HQ, Dragoman Pass
Bulgarian headquarters at the Dragoman Pass on the morning of November 23, 1885. The Bulgarians had recaptured the Pass the previous day

Dragoman Pass re-captured, Serbo-Bulgarian War
The Dragoman Pass, recaptured by the Bulgarians from the Serbians, November 22nd 1885. we see bodies lying partially covered, and a horse bolting

Leach and Hogan win the Victoria Cross
An illustration by Fortunino Matania (based on a report in the Manchester Guardian newspaper) showing how Lieutenant James Leach

Entry of Belgian troops into Bruges, 1918 by Matania
Illustration showing the public reception enjoyed by Belgian troops marching into Bruges following the retreat of the Germans in October 1918

Sphere cover - German retreat from Lille, 1918
Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a scene in Lille when the British finally recaptured the town from the retreating Germans in October 1918

Sphere cover - inhabitants of a recaptured French village
Front cover of The Sphere magazine showing a wonderful photograph of Allied soldiers posing with inhabitants of the French village of Saudemont (20km south east of Arras)

Siege of Sluis
The Spanish capture the important strategic port of Sluis (Sluys), and retain it till 1604 when it is recaptured by the Dutch. Date: 12 June 1586

Breda Recaptured
Breda is continually taken and re-taken by Spaniards and Dutch in turn : Spinolas Spanish took it in 1625 but now it is retaken by Frederik Henrik after a long siege. Date: 1637

Italian torpedo boat crew occupying a port, post-WW1
An Italian torpedo boat crew occupying the port of recaptured territory just after the end of the First World War. Date: December 1918

President Poincare visiting recaptured Peronne, France
President Raymond Poincare (1860-1934) visiting the recaptured town of Peronne, Somme, northern France, during the First World War

General Rawlinson and others, Peronne, France, WW1
General Sir Henry Rawlinson (1864-1925), British army officer, seen here with other officers and an army chaplain in recaptured French territory in Peronne, northern France

A recaptured French trench
A French trench, complete with dug-outs, converted quickly from a German trench hit by a mine

Royal Escape Satire
The people of Paris are horrified to learn that their king has escaped from Paris - they are overjoyed to learn that he has been recaptured !

Outpost Recaptured
South Vietnam, Long Thanh: an outpost taken by the Viet Cong is recaptured by South Vietnamese troops

Sovietsk Recaptured
Soviet troops celebrate the recapture of Sovietsk

WW1 / TOMMY / MADEMOISELLE
A British soldier is greeted by a young French woman, delighted that her village has been recaptured from the Germans

Wwi / Alsace / French Lesson
In a recaptured part of Alsace, lost to the Germans in 1870, French is taught to young local children

Escaping Prisoners
Several French prisoners manage to escape from the English; they are nearly recaptured but Aubert, a customs officer at Port Bail, rows out to rescue them

Calais Recaptured
The duc de Guise re-captures Calais from the English : Mary Tudor will go to her grave with the name of the town written on her heart

Charles V of France
CHARLES V LE SAGE King of France, son of Jean II he recaptured most of the territory lost by his predecessors to the English

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